The party is over, guest left and even the leftovers are cleaned up and finally we are out of party hangover. We were tired and not in a mood to go out and eat. Every one including the lil one was carving for simple meal and what more is simple yet tasty than mudda pappu, charu and kotta avvakaya (mango pickle just got from India) with perugu ( homemade curd).

Charu is nothing but plain rasam (without tomatoes and dal). Simple yet tasty and meal cannot be completed with this hot tamarind clear stew or I call it soup. Rasam is prepared in many different ways. South Indian people and experts in making rasam each cuisine have their own version. Common ingredients found in rasam are lentils, tomatoes, garlic, tamarind, jaggery or sugar, spice powder and seasoning. Andhrites call it Charu.